Ep #22: Jeanne Sakata on the Joy of Discovery, Eagerness, and Redemptive Writing

Jeanne Sakata has had a 30+ year career spanning theater, film, television, and voiceover. She was in two different stage productions this past year, both with notable companies, jumping from Shakespeare to new plays: appearing in Othello at A Noise Within in Pasadena, CA and in Do You Feel Anger? at the Vineyard Theatre in NY. For her first play, Jeanne wrote the celebrated and award-winning solo show Hold These Truths, based on the life of Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student at the University of Washington who challenged the American Government during World War II. Just a bit of what we cover in this episode with Jeanne: Growing up on a lettuce farm right near the railroad tracks Thinking she would be a journalist and majoring in English at UCLA How acting and therapy both came into her life at the same time How the Spanish language opened her eyes to working on Shakespeare Her deep need to tell Gordon's story based on her own family's history How her marriage and relationship has lasted over 40 years—and so much more!   Jeanne even shares how she worked on a monologue with a Cambodian accent for a TV show, so don't miss that! She has such a great attitude toward celebrating your successes, allowing for flow, and being open to multiple approaches!   Click here for full show notes and links. Get your copy of the NEW FREE GUIDE "10 Ways to Stop Worrying and Start Working" See additional content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.